REACT

About REACT
The Parker County Responding to Every Assault and Crisis Team (REACT) is a victim-centered organization developed to assist those who have been affected by trauma or violent crime.

The History of REACT
REACT came to life in 1999 when Parker County law enforcement agencies, Freedom House, and the Parker County Co-Op came together to focus on the need in Parker County to provide support to victims who have suffered a traumatic experience.

The group organized extensive training for volunteers to create a team that could respond at the request of any Parker County law enforcement agency to assist with the needs of victims and provide on-scene crisis intervention.

Volunteer Training
For more information or if you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please contact MaryLou Curry at Freedom House at (817) 596-7543 or Alecia Durham at Weatherford Police Department.

Team training includes topics such as:

Crime Victims' Compensation

Law Enforcement Procedures and Protocol

Crisis Intervention

Stress Management

Dealing With Death/Grief

Child Abuse

Domestic Violence

Sexual Assault

Mass Disasters

Alcohol and Drug Abuse

After the Initial Training
Once the initial training is completed, volunteers are required to attend a monthly meeting/training session and have scheduled on-call time frames when they may be called out at the request of law enforcement.

2016 Parker County REACT Training AcademyAlthough exact dates have not been set, Weatherford Police Department along with Freedom House and the Parker County Responding to Every Assault and Crisis Team (REACT) plan to host the next training academy in the spring of 2016.

How You Can Help
Besides being a REACT volunteer, there are a number of other ways that you can help.